AgtMulder
Apr 21, 05, 9:35 pm
I thought I'd share an anecdote of a recent flight I had out of PHX to SLC.
We were told before takeoff by the FA that we were flying in one of HP's newest Airbuses (A320 I believe). And believe me, you could tell! Not a single scratch on the exterior paint job, the inside (at least in F) was immaculate, and it almost had that 'new plane smell.'
The F FA (Unfortunately, I forgot her name already) told us that it was currently the pride of the fleet and it had only been in service for 13 days. She pointed out to us the leather seating (done in standard HP blue w/ logo) extended all the way to the rear of the plane.
She said that HP execs noted that one of the reasons (some) people prefer JetBlue was because of their all leather seating and they hoped that by getting leather seating in Y on the new Airbuses it would entice them to come over to HP.
In her opinion (and mine too) it was a thousand times better than those old 727s they used to fly, and she said it seemed to increase crew morale as they no longer had to feel embarassed over the condition of their aging equipment.
I should have gotten the tail number, but I forgot once I stepped out into the terminal in SLC. I did not forget, however, to scribble my handle, flight number, and www.flyertalk.com on pg 15. ;)
Has anybody else spotted the newest additions to the fleet?
We were told before takeoff by the FA that we were flying in one of HP's newest Airbuses (A320 I believe). And believe me, you could tell! Not a single scratch on the exterior paint job, the inside (at least in F) was immaculate, and it almost had that 'new plane smell.'
The F FA (Unfortunately, I forgot her name already) told us that it was currently the pride of the fleet and it had only been in service for 13 days. She pointed out to us the leather seating (done in standard HP blue w/ logo) extended all the way to the rear of the plane.
She said that HP execs noted that one of the reasons (some) people prefer JetBlue was because of their all leather seating and they hoped that by getting leather seating in Y on the new Airbuses it would entice them to come over to HP.
In her opinion (and mine too) it was a thousand times better than those old 727s they used to fly, and she said it seemed to increase crew morale as they no longer had to feel embarassed over the condition of their aging equipment.
I should have gotten the tail number, but I forgot once I stepped out into the terminal in SLC. I did not forget, however, to scribble my handle, flight number, and www.flyertalk.com on pg 15. ;)
Has anybody else spotted the newest additions to the fleet?